uproarious
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uproarious
- /ʌpˈɹɔː.ɹɪ.əs/ UK
- /ˌʌpˈɹɔ.ɹi.əs/ US
Rhymes with -ɔːɹiəs
Where it comes from
From uproar + -ious (a variant of -ous (“suffix forming adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance”)).
adjective more uproarious · most uproarious
- Causing, or likely to cause, an uproar. “Oh! there's no fear of him,” said Burgess, cheerily; “if he grows uproarious, we'll soon give him a touch of the cat.”
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Characterized by uproar, that is, loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter.
The noise in this room was perfectly tumultuous, […] every child was conducting itself like forty. The consequences were uproarious beyond belief; but no one seemed to care; on the contrary, the mother and daughter laughed heartily, and enjoyed it very much; and the latter, soon beginning to mingle
Similar: uproarish, blaring, blasting, booming, cacophonous, clangorous, clamorous, clattering, deafening, dinsome, earsplitting, loud
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Extremely funny; hilarious.
Yet as with Booksmart, the summer's earlier riff on that Apatovian classic, there are times when Good Boys feels a little too nice to actually be uproarious. In more ways than one, it's the training wheels for a better comedy—a slightly edgier and funnier one.
Similar: amusing, chucklesome, comedic, comic, comical, droll, filarious, frolicsome, funnisome, funny, gut-busting, hilarious
- In a mess; dishevelled, untidy.
Translations
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adj characterised by uproar, that is, loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter
| Español | clamoroso, estruendoso, fragoso, fragoroso |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 喧囂的 xuānxiāode |
| Français | tumultueux |
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